The Stockholmtown Blog

The royal wedding is worth millions in PR for Sweden and Stockholm - more than 2,7 billion SEK to be precise. Media Pilot have been commissioned by Visit Sweden, Foreign Ministry and Swedish Institute to calculate the advertising value of the webb and printed articles in 16 countries; Germany, USA, Norway, China, Spain, Japan, UK, France, India, Denmark, Russia, Finland, Brazil, netherlands, Italy and Portugal.

Speaking about sculptures in Stockholm. Josef Frank, architect and designer, most known for his association with the design company Svenskt Tenn in Stockholm has gotten a square in Stockholm. The square is situated in the road crossing of  Rindögatan and Furusundsgatan in the Östermalm-district in stockholm. Josef Frank lived on Rindögatan during many years. The square is decorated with two of his chairs in brass...

Photo: SVT Play

Stockholm has a new public sculpture "kyrka" (church) on the quay by the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The sculpture is made by one of Swedens prominent artists Ernst Billgren (left) and was placed in Stockholm in connection with the Royal wedding June 18.

Photo: Stockholm Konst

European Cities Marketing launched the first iPhone application to serve as a mobile tool for discovering 33 cities spread over 19 different European countries, among them Stockholm. The tool has been developed by the European City Card group in which 33 cities work together to develop city cards for visitors. After the launch of the website  in 2008, the group came together once again to produce the innovative tool, the “City card app”. With the iPhone application the visitor has a mobile tool to explore the city. The application is available for free at the iPhone store or via  the website www.europeancitycards.com

See the Youtube film on the app.

Our present swedish king Carl XVI Gustaf grew up at the Haga Palace. This summer his daughter, Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Daniel Westling will move in to the palace. At the Royal Court site you can read more about the palace .
Photo: Ekoparken

"For the foreign tongue, however, even saying seven is simply too much of a mouthful. It’s true that most foreigners have no trouble pronouncing the number six, which is pronounced  “sex.” But the number seven, sju, sounds like little more than exhaling air, impossible for the non-native Swede to pronounce properly.

So that I never have to say sju, I make it a point not to accept seven of anything. Seven tomatoes? No, I reply, I’ll take sex instead. For the foreign tongue, however, even saying seven is simply too much of a mouthful. It’s true that most foreigners have no trouble pronouncing the number six, which is “sex.” But the number seven, sju, sounds like little more than exhaling air, impossible for the non-native Swede to pronounce properly.

So that I never have to say sju, I make it a point not to accept seven of anything. Seven tomatoes? No, I reply, I’ll take sex instead, which often gets me a curious look."

On announcing the award to Cruise Baltic Network, Hans Skov Christensen said: “The cruise industry is global and booming. The competition is tough not least with other destinations such as the Caribbean and Mediterranean. Cruise Baltic demonstrates how our diversity and common history in the Baltic Sea Region can become an attractive business product, if it is successfully managed and marketed.”

Here are a selection of exhibitions in Stockholm on the Royal theme

• Royal Silk at - KA Almgrens Silk factory/museum
• Weddings for king and country -
• Stockholm heart of Love - Stockholm City Museum
• The Prize of Love - Nobel Museum
• A pinch of Love - Tobacco and match museum, Skansen
• Royal boats - Båthall 1/Maritime museums
• Lovers tour, guided tours for two - Bonniers Konsthall
• Royalty now and then (photos of royal family/leisure activities) City Library (stadsbiblioteket
• The Royal family on postage stamps- Postmuseum 
• Guided tour: Princesses - City Museum 
• Guided tour: Bernadottes, weddings and brides - City museum
• Weddings more than just love - The Royal Coin Museum

Stockholm is the most popular swedish city in Sweden. SJ Barometern (State railway travel index), a survey about tourism in Sweden shows that Stockholm is the most popular city to visit this summer among the swedes and the Stockholm archipelago one of the most popular destinations.

Here are one of the new tourist information bikes in Stockholm. Four bikes filled with maps and tourist information will give tourists in Stockholm access to information and help on several locations in Stockholm.

Two charming and privately owned historic hotels have joined the Historic Hotels in Sweden group:
Görvälns Slott (image above) is a beautiful palace offering trendy and yet majestic environment. The hotel is recently refurbished.
Trosa Stadshotell and Spa offers individually decorated rooms and a renowned restaurant and spa in the picturesqe town of Trosa south of Stockholm.


Gripsholms Värdshus (Inn), Hotel Stureplan and Södertuna Slott (palace) in the Stockholm area are already members.